Teaching and Student Experience

Teaching quality

Newcastle University was founded in 1834 to educate the pioneers of the industrial revolution. Teaching was then, and is still, at the heart of our University: at Newcastle we educate for life, to develop and nurture successive generations of creative practitioners, clinicians, scientists, engineering and educationalists, and set them on the path to make their own mark on society.

Teaching Excellence Framework

We are proud to have achieved the best possible outcome - a Gold Award - in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

Based on the evidence available, the TEF Panel judged that Newcastle University delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.

Find out about our excellent teaching and the many academics who help support our students from our TEF submission (PDF: 10.8 MB).

We hold the QAA Quality Mark for our high quality of academic standards and learning. The QAA commended the wide range of ways we develop the employability of our students. You can read the full QAA review report online.